Duke of Arco

Duke of Arco is a Spanish noble title. It was created by King Philip V of Spain in 1715 for Alonso Manrique de Lara y Silva.[1]

Not to be confused with Duke of Arcos.

Succession

As with other Spanish noble titles, the dukedom of Arco descended according to cognatic primogeniture, meaning that females could inherit the title if they had no brothers (or if their brothers had no issue), such as in the 7th Duchess's case. The rules were relaxed in 2006, since when the eldest child (regardless of gender) can automatically succeed to noble family titles.

The 7th Duchess married Fernando de Soto y Colón de Carvajal (1930-2001), V Count of Puerto Hermoso, X Marquis of Arienzo,[1] and it is expected that their son, Manuel de Soto y Falcó, will succeed to his mother's dukedom.[2]

Notable figures

Historical accounts mentioned some notable personages who held the title. For instance, there was the very first duke Don Alonso Manrique, who also held the positions Gentleman of the Royal Bed-Chamber and Master of the Royal Hunt.[3] In 1839, the duke who held this position represented the hacendados (landowners) in a petition to the civil governor of Malaga asking for irrigation reforms.[4]

A Duke of Arco was a character in the opera called Salvator Rosa (1874) by Antônio Carlos Gomes.[5]

List of Dukes of Arco
Title holderPeriod
Created by Philip V of Spain
IAlonso Manrique de Lara y Silva[1]1715 – 1737
IIFrancisco de Asís Lasso de la Vega y Manrique[1]1770 – 1805
IIIMaría Vicenta de Solís y Lasso de la Vega[1]1805 – 1848
IVMaría Pilar Osorio y Gutiérrez de los Ríos[1]1848 – 1917
VManuel Falcó y Álvarez de Toledo[1]1917 – 1951
VIManuel Falcó y Anchorena[1]1951 – 1958
VIIMercedes Falcó y de Anchorena[1]1958 – present


See also

References
  1. Salazar y Acha, Jaime de (2012). Los Grandes de España (siglos XV-XVI) (in Spanish). Madrid: Ediciones Hidalguía. p. 267. ISBN 978-84 939313-9-1.
  2. Nobleza Española Grandeza Inmemorial 1520 (Madrid, 2009)
  3. Mawdsley, W. N. Hargreaves- (2016-01-12). Spain under the Bourbons, 1700–1833: A collection of documents. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 78. ISBN 9781349008001.
  4. From Al-Andalus to the Americas (13th-17th Centuries): Destruction and Construction of Societies. BRILL. 2018-06-14. ISBN 9789004365773.
  5. Joe, Jeongwon (2013). Opera as Soundtrack. Routledge. p. 80. ISBN 9780754667186.



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